Rail-joint.



M. 1100.. SHAW. RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION rum) 11:11.10, 1913.

1,076,917. Patented 001128, 1913 WITNESSES INVENTOJR 722.0%??? r um W w M. M00. SHAW. RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED IBBJO, 1913. 1,076,91 7. Patented 0013.28, 1913.

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WITNESSES Aitbmey M. Mac. SHAW. BAIL JOINT.

ARPLIOATIQH FILED IEB.10, 1913.

1,076,917 Patented 001;. 28, 1913.

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M. MGC. SHAW.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION TILED FEB.1U,1913. 1 076917.. Patented 0613.28, 1913.

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WITNESSES Altar L5 MIOEEEE MeCORMICI'I SHAW, UF BRAIJJDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

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fapeeification of Letters Patent.

Patented out. 28, 1913.

hpplication filed February 10, 1913. Serial No. 7417.333.

To all whom it may conserve Be it knownthnt I, Moses M." SHAW. a citizen of the llnited States. residing at Braddock. in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania. have invented certnin new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to improvements in rail joints and has for its object to provide means whereby two abutting ends of rails may be joined together without the use of bolts and nuts as necessary. with the common-form oil fish plate at present in use. Another obj set of the invention vide means whereby rails may quickl joined or disjoined. 1

An. .herobjeet of the invention is to proprovide a sliding; connention between it pair of shutting rail ends.

With the above and other objects in View is to probe very lhave invented the device illustrated in the nnoompanying drawings in WlllCll H Figure 1 is .1 top plan View of a. pair of rail ends, Ffg. 2 is a perspective View of a. rail joining device connecting rail ends, Fig. 3- is a plan View of a key member, Fig. i is an end view of a rail; Fig. 5 is :1. section taken on-line A i-i o'f'l ig. 2, Fig. (3 is {L ,view of the end of it rail opposing that shown in Fig. 4, 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line Til-45 of Fig. 2, Fig. 8 is detail bottom plan view of a fixing member, Fig. 9 is a plan view of a shoe before being; shaped to lit .1. mil. Fig".

10 is a. vertical sectional viewof :1 modified form of rail 1011113, Fig. 11 is :1 similar view of another modification, Fig. 152 is a. bottom plan view of the roll end'shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 13 is it top plan view of the rail end shown in Fig. 11. 1.3 an elevetionel view of a joint member, i l. is a view Fig. lfn lsimilar to Fig. 7 showing a. e eel tie having it struck up fixing member, l 15 is a top (plan View of rail showing; another znodificn-- tion of n rail joint, F 16 is :1 section taken on line C-C of Fig.2. 15, lf' 17 is a top plan view of a pair of mil ends slightly separated; Fig; 18 is n bottom plan view of the rail ends shown in Fig. ii. Fig. 19 is an end view of one oi the rails shown in 20 is a detail perspective view of a. rail joining member, and Fig. 21 is n view of theopposingz end of the rail shown iii Fig. 19. p

Like reference characters lndleute like parts throughout the specification and in -whereby slideways 'are formed for the sliding joint members 14 and 15 which are slidinto said grooves on either one of the other of the rails 1 and 2 before they are joined and afterward slid to the position straddling the two rail ends as shown in Fig. 2.

' Also fitting over the base of one of the rail ends before the rails are joined is a shoe 16 having a base lT and a pair of opposing retn'rned flanges 18' and 19, the edges 20- and 21 of which are provided with cut away portions 22 and 23 adapted to embrace the joint members 1 1 and 15 and hold them in fixed position straddling said rail ends. The shoe base 17 has cut away portions 24: and 25 50 as to provide recesses 26 and 27 toreceive the fixing members 28 and 29 which are provided with rectangular portions 30 adapted to projeet into said re i-esses and hold the shoe 16 against movement. The members 28 are also provided with angular-1y disposed flanges 31 adapted to sent over the parts 18 and 19, and an opening 32 to receive the spikes 33 whereby they are held fixed to wooden ties 34.

in case metal ties 35 are used they, are provided with struck up portions 36 which are adopted to be bent down over the shoe 16 after it has been fixed in its proper place is clearly shown in Fig-l4.

Instead of the shoe 16 a key 37 may be fore the shoe 16 is slid into place. The base 17 01 the shoe holds the members 59 and 6d bers 69 and 70 are allowed to drop into the.

recesses and whereby said members are held in place.

In Figs. 15 to 21 I show a slight modification of the device in that the tongue all and groove 42 in the rails 43 and d4 extend only the thickness of the base portions 45 and i6. and the body portions l7 and 48 of the ends of the rails are nearly as wide as the treads 49 thereof, and the-body portion 4? of the rail 43 projects beyond the base to thereof and is adapted to seat on the project-ing endE-O of the base 46. And vertical slots 51 and extend inwardly the entire depth of-said body portions to the enlarged recesses 53 and 54-, so that when the rail ends are brought together a single recess having enlarged ends is formed to receive the key, or locking member 55 which is formed with enlarged heads 56 and 57 con-- nected by a web 58 so that when it is slipped into said recess formed by the abutting rail ends it, together with the members 14 and 15 will securely hold said ends to gether. The l1eads'56 and 57 may be made slightly shorter than the length of the recesses 53 and 54: whereby a sufiicient play will be permitted for expansion and contraction.

.Having now described my invention that which I claim to be new and desire to procnre by Letters Patent is l. The described device consisting of a 1 pair of rails, a chair adaptedto fitthe base of said rails, sliding joint members connecting said rails, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said joint members, in recesses iormed in said chair.

'2. The described device consisting or a pair of rails having tongue 511d groove connections. sliding joint members connecting said rails, a chair adapted to fit the base of 7 said rails and adapted to slide into position to connect the ends thereof, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said joint members. 4

3.-The described device consisting of a pair of rails having tongue and groove connections, sliding joint members connecting said rails. a chair adapted to fit the base of said rails and adapted to slide into position to connect the ends thereof, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said joint members. recesses formed in said chair to receive said lower ends.

4. The described device consisting of a pair of rails having tongue and groove connections, sliding joint members connecting said rails, a chair adapted to fit the base of said rails and adapted to slide into position to connect the ends thereof, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said j ointmembers, recesses formed in said chair to receive said lower ends, said rails having slots with enlarged inner ends. and 21-Slll gleconnecting member adapted to fit into said slots. g 5. The described device consisting of a pair of rails having tongue and groove con nections, sliding joint members connecting said rails, a chair adapted to fit the base of said rails and adapted tov slide into position to connectthe ends thereof, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said joint members, recesses formed in said chair to,

receive said lower ends, said rails having slots with enlarged inner ends, and a single connecting member adapted to fit into said slots, said member being shorter than the combined length of said slots whereby expansion and contraction of said rails will be accommodated.

6. The described device consisting of a pair of rails, achair adapted to fit the base of said rails, sliding joint members connecting said rails, said chair adapted to receive the lower ends of said joint members, recesses formed in said chair to receive said inembers,said joint members having bifurcated upper ends, and slots in the treads to receive said ends.

p In testimony whereof I aitix my signa-- ture in presence of two witnesses;

MOSES MCCORMICK SHAW.

Witnesses:

Ron-ear F. GIBSON,

J. L. COURTNEY.

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